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9
PAPAKURA COURIER, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
NEWS
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Tio Pablo Mexican
Top Shelf Olive Salad and Tapenade
Vin Alto Wine Tasting
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this Saturday 26th February
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Instore tastings 11 - 3pm
Market Specials
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WHOLE COLD BONED SIRLOIN............ $19.95 /kg
BLUEBERRY PUNNET .................................$2.95/ea
PEACHES.........................................................$3.95 kg
VIN ALTO BIANO FIZZANTE / ROSE 750ML.... $19.95
3519952AA
Council keeps quiet
on hiring of Stratton
No answer: The Auckland Council won't say when it
interviewed Theresa Stratton.
The ombudsman is
investigating why Auck-
land Council is dodging
questions over whether a
mayoral office staffer
knew she was going to
getajobinthenew
administration before
she accepted thousands
in redundancy.
The council s lawyers
cited privacy reasons for
refusing to say whether
former Papakura Dis-
trict Council chief execu-
tive Theresa Stratton, a
key worker in mayor Len
Brown s office, was inter-
viewed for her role before
she took redundancy
from another council.
Ms Stratton started
work in Mr Brown s
office in November last
year as part of a three-
year fixed-term contract.
She is one of 16 staff
members paid a total of
about $1.75 million a
year. The mayoral office
is independent of the
council s administration
and Mr Brown is able to
employ anyone he wants.
When Ms Stratton left
the Papakura council,
which became part of the
new Auckland Council,
she received redundancy
of $209,730 comprising
$105,628 for the remain-
ing weeks on her con-
tract and $104,102 in
lieu of notice.
Responding to an
Official Information Act
request, the council said
it was happy to say when
Ms Stratton began her
role in Mr Brown s office
but not when she was
interviewed.
This information is
withheld . . . to protect
the privacy of natural
persons, council public
information
adviser
Brina Burden says.
Chief ombudsman
Beverley Wakem has
launched an investi-
gation into the council s
response.
It was reported in
December that Ms Strat-
ton s redundancy had
raised eyebrows.
Local Government
Minister Rodney Hide
said the government
never envisaged double-
dipping and Auckland
Council chief executive
Doug McKay said if Ms
Stratton had been
appointed outside of the
mayor s office, it would
be his business and the
money would be paid
back.
Auckland Council
declined requests to dis-
cuss the issue. Spokes-
man Glyn Walters said:
I am advised this is a
privacy matter between
employer and employee.
-- Fairfax Media